Workforce equalities profile 2022 to 2023

Where the workforce data is a point in time, the data collection date was the 14 February 2023 and focuses on permanent employees, excluding casual and claims based staff and those working within schools.

Recruitment and leavers data is from 14 February 2022 through to 13 February 2023.

It’s also worth noting that there remains a large number of staff who have chosen not to declare their equality and diversity data. This is an area we are continually working to improve.

These percentages show the proportion of the workforce by protected characteristic. The total workforce as of 14 February 2023 is 4,252 employees.

These percentages show the proportion of staff from the group(s) who are among the top 5% earners in Buckinghamshire Council.

The figures are based on full time equivalent (FTE) salaries and include 214 employees.

These percentages show the breakdown of employees on apprenticeships as of 14 February 2023, by protected characteristic.

This includes apprentices employed by Buckinghamshire Council and employees upskilling through the apprenticeship scheme.

These percentages show the proportion of leavers (excluding casuals and claims based) between 14 February 2022 - 13 February 2023 by protected characteristic. The leavers include both voluntary and involuntary reasons. The total amount of leavers during this period was 638.

Recruitment data is from 14 February 2022 - 13 February 2023 and includes both internal and external candidates to highlight the recruitment process.

There were 9,285 applications (a reduction of 20% compared to 2021-2022) made by candidates during the period, with 2,355 interviews and 853 successful candidates (increase of 152 from 2021-2022). The application and shortlisted / interview stages have been reviewed by protected characteristics.

This percentage shows the proportion of employees that either returned to the authority following maternity / adoption leave or resigned. This includes maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.